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Topic Review (Newest First)

04-15-2013 09:40 PM

pweifan

Looking good! I'm glad to see it's still up. I can't wait to set mine up again. The weather here just isn't warm enough yet

So now that you've teased us about the 270 gallon pond... I'm going to check that thread out

04-14-2013 06:34 AM

Nubster

Nice. I want to get one of these and do an outdoor "pond"...

335g and about 6' across, 2' deep. Less than $200.

04-14-2013 06:03 AM

johnson18

xenxes's Balcony Planter 24g - "Mud Bucket"

Wow this is super cool! I was looking at some of the big plastic pots, 22-24", at lowes this evening for something similar to this!

04-14-2013 04:16 AM

xenxes

It's still alive:

This was just after the move, before I took out most of the plants to throw in my 270g pond.

After the destruction. I added back in 2-3" clippings.

This is recently, stems grew back and water cleared up.

All plants are just plugged into the bottom now, maybe 6" of lava rocks + dirt.

03-11-2013 07:02 PM

BS87

Re: xenxes's Balcony Planter 24g - "Mud Bucket"

Not sure if this has been discussed, but do I see that you have plants planted in clay pots within the planter?

So, early this morning, I had to move most of my balcony inside per condo association rules (tropical storm, possibly hurricane on the way). I didn't move the pond, it's about 250lbs with sand, dirt, and water weight. I'll see if they force me to move it...

Damn.. you have so many plants and stuff outside. Can we get a picture of how your balcony and living room look now :O

08-25-2012 02:40 PM

pweifan

Oh no! Good luck with the pond and the crazy weather. Sorry to hear the L. Glandulosa isn't thriving like the rest of your pond.

08-25-2012 01:54 PM

xenxes

That's red and blue rili shrimp, neocaridina heteropoda, more of them in my 9g (higher grade with helmet heads). I selectively bred some to be all blue in the 6g.

So, early this morning, I had to move most of my balcony inside per condo association rules (tropical storm, possibly hurricane on the way). I didn't move the pond, it's about 250lbs with sand, dirt, and water weight. I'll see if they force me to move it...

08-25-2012 12:56 PM

finsNfur

Awesome shrimp! What kind is it?

08-24-2012 09:11 PM

xenxes

It's not, not enough light unless I plant it near the water surface, even then it stays very small.